Mohammad Akbarpour
Assistant Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Schools
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Biography
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Research Statement
I work on market design, the interaction of design and inequality, as well as networked markets. I'm particularly interested in understanding how the kidney exchange markets, school choice systems, and the labor markets evolve, and to improve their designs.
Research Interests
- Microeconomic Theory
- Matching/Auction Market Design
- Social and Economic Networks
- Over-the-Counter Financial Markets
Academic Degrees
- PhD, Economics, Stanford University, 2015
- MS, Economics, Stanford University, 2014
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2009
Academic Appointments
- Research Fellow, Becker-Friedman Institute, University of Chicago, 2015-16
- Assistant Professor, Economics, Stanford GSB, 2016
Awards and Honors
- Review of Economic Studies Tour, 2015
- B.F. Haley and E.S Shaw Fellowship for Economics (SIEPR Dissertation Fellowship), 2014
- Sean Buckley Memorial Award, Best 2nd Year Paper Prize, Stanford University Economics Department and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, 2012
- Department of Economics Graduate Full-year Fellowship, 2011
Teaching
Degree Courses
2017-18
STRAMGT 529: Marketplaces for Goods and Services
In this class we will analyze the economics and strategy of marketplaces and platforms for goods and services. We will consider the forces that have led to the proliferation of these marketplaces, as well as the economics behind which ones are...
2016-17
STRAMGT 529: Marketplaces for Goods and Services
In this class we will analyze the economics and strategy of marketplaces and platforms for goods and services. We will consider the forces that have led to the proliferation of these marketplaces, as well as the economics behind which ones are...
Insights by Stanford Business
writtenIs It Ever OK to Sell (or Buy) a Kidney?
March 13, 2017
Research seeks ways to reduce wait times and increase matches for kidney transplants.
Videos
Just a few seeds more: Value of network data for diffusion
Inquiry & Impact: Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and Mohammad Akbarpour
Timing “Versus” Matching: Thickness and Information in Dynamic Markets
Big Data 2017 | Mohammad Akbarpour
Names, Faces, and Ideas: Discussion Section with Kevin Murphy and Mohammad Akbarpour
Big Data 2017: Mohammad Akbarpour
EC'18: Redistribution through Markets
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